itching
The origin and history of itching.
Etymology
Came into English from Middle English ecchinge, ȝitchinge, ʒicchinde, ʒichande (also found unassibilated as yckyng), which developed from Old English ġiċċende (“itching”), from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjandi, the present participle of *jukkjan (“to itch”); equivalent to itch + -ing.
